KR870009836A - Extruder for Rubber Material - Google Patents

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KR870009836A
KR870009836A KR870003091A KR870003091A KR870009836A KR 870009836 A KR870009836 A KR 870009836A KR 870003091 A KR870003091 A KR 870003091A KR 870003091 A KR870003091 A KR 870003091A KR 870009836 A KR870009836 A KR 870009836A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C48/395—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C48/395—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders
    • B29C48/397—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders using a single screw
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C48/645—Screws with two or more threads neighbouring threads and channels having identical configurations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
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    • B29C48/78—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling
    • B29C48/80—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling at the plasticising zone, e.g. by heating cylinders
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C48/78—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling
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    • B29C48/83—Heating or cooling the cylinders
    • B29C48/832—Heating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2021/00—Use of unspecified rubbers as moulding material

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Abstract

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고무 재료용 압출기Extruder for Rubber Material

본 내용은 요부공개 건이므로 전문내용을 수록하지 않았음Since this is an open matter, no full text was included.

제1도는 본 발명의 첫번째 양호한 실시예에 따른 압출기의 축선상 횡단면의 평면도.1 is a plan view of an axial cross section of an extruder according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention.

제2도는 제1도의 선 2-2를 따라 취하여 본 횡단면도.2 is a cross sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

제3도는 제1도의 선 3-3을 따라 취하여 본 횡단면도.3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

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고무 재료용 압출기에 있어서,In the extruder for rubber materials, 그곳에 형성된 원통형 보어와 가열 또는 냉각 매체용 상기 보어의 외측의 통로를 가지는 케이싱, 상기 보어에 장착되고 회전하기에 적합하며 재료가 보어내에서 처리되게 하는 나선 통로를 형성하는 나사를 가지는 스크류, 상기 스크류 주위에서 상기 보어내에 장착된 원통형 슬리브로부터 상기 나선 통로 속으로 연장하는 복수개의 돌출부를 구비하며, 상기 나사는 스크류가 회전할 때 돌출부를 통과시키기 위한 노치를 가지며, 상기 슬리브는 상기 돌출부를 지지하며, 상기 케이싱 및 상기 슬리브는 적어도 두개의 부품으로 원주 방향으로 나누어지며, 상기 부품들을 느슨하게 고정시키기 위한 상기 케이싱상의 고정 수단을 구비함을 특징으로 하는 고무 재료용 압출기.A casing having a cylindrical bore formed therein and a casing having a passage outside the bore for a heating or cooling medium, a screw having a screw suitable for mounting and rotating in the bore and forming a spiral passage through which material is processed in the bore, the screw A plurality of protrusions extending from the cylindrical sleeve mounted in the bore into the spiral passage around, the screw having a notch for passing the protrusion as the screw rotates, the sleeve supporting the protrusion, Wherein said casing and said sleeve are divided circumferentially into at least two parts and have fixing means on said casing for loosely securing said parts. 제1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 슬리브는 복수개의 아아치형 세그먼트로 축선상으로 나누어짐을 특징으로 하는 고무 재료용 압출기.Wherein said sleeve is axially divided into a plurality of arched segments. 제2항에 있어서,The method of claim 2, 상기 돌출부는 상기 세그먼트들중 적어도 하나 위에 회전 가능하게 지지된 얇은 핀을 구비함을 특징으로 하는 고무 재료용 압출기.Wherein the protrusion has a thin pin rotatably supported over at least one of the segments. 제2항에 있어서,The method of claim 2, 상기 돌출부는 세그먼트들중의 적어도 하나 위에 형성된 핀을 구비하며, 상기 핀은 슬리브의 축선에 대해 소정의 각도로 연장함을 특징으로 하는 고무 재료용 압출기.And the protrusion has a pin formed over at least one of the segments, the pin extending at an angle with respect to the axis of the sleeve. ※참고사항:최초출원 내용에 의하여 공개하는 것임.※ Note: This is to be disclosed based on the first application.
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